King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

April 22, 2022

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival - Weekend 2

Outdoor Theatre

Indio, CA

SOURCE: 

SP-CMC-8 (w/Mods) > Sony PCM-M10 > Sandisk Mini-SD Card (32gb - Class 10)

TRANSFER: 

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SETLIST:

01. Digital Black

02. Han-Tyumi the Confused Cyborg

03. Soy-Protein Munt Machine

04. Vomit Coffin

05. Murder of the Universe

06. Planet B

07. Mars for the Rich

08. Organ Farmer

09. Predator X

10. Gaia

11. The Dripping Tap

NOTES:

Well, a week later and we're back at it. It's King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard again, back on the Outdoor Theatre at midnight, closing the festival's first night of weekend two opposite Harry Styles (so much for the rumors they were going to be moved to an earlier set time in the Mojave tent - I knew those rumors were bullshit). It's not quite the same as weekend one though, a few things are different.

Number one, I'm fucking tired this night. I had powered through weekend 1, so technically this was my 7th night in Indio (if you count the Thursday's and Monday's before/after the festival). And I was camping this weekend (no fancy house with a pool and hot tub for me), so I'm up at the crack of dawn, in the venue when the gates open, and 12 hours later, here I am standing on what willpower my legs have left. But with Coachella, especially weekend two, you just have to suck it up and power through. Could I be back at camp laying down on my air mattress in my tent? Sure, but I'd be missing King Gizzard perform, so fuck that!

Second, it's fucking freezing this night. I mean like really really cold. The wind is fucking howling like a dying wolf, the palm trees all look like they're being bent at 90 degree angles, and all I can think about is getting warm. I have a beanie and a hoodie but it's not enough to keep you from feeling miserable. I must admit, it takes a lot of strength to record/tape at Coachella, especially on the outdoor stages, where the sun during the day can just about kill you, and the wind and cold at night will put you on the cusp of hypothermia. But it's the last set of the night, and I know in another hour or so, I can walk back to camp and pass out, so I set up the gear, hit record and hope for the best. The wind is fucking brutal and I don't have my "dead cats" with me, only some cheap foam wind screens, so I know the recording is pretty much fucked. There's no fighting the Coachella wind. You're going to lose, I promise you. But something is better than nothing right?

Anyway, lastly, onto the set. As expected, it's not the same set as weekend 1. Of all bands who could perform completely different, non-rehearsed/choreographed sets at Coachella, King Gizzard would be number one on that list. They have what? Twenty different albums? Christ, they could play all three days both weekends and never repeat the same song once. It's pretty insane. That said, they did actually repeat a few songs here near the end ("Mars for the Rich" and "Gaia") but that could be forgiven. Instead of a 15 minute "Rattlesnake", we get their new song which is actually a bunch of different songs, but all form what is essentially one long song. Let's just call it the "Cyborg Song with Vomit". It was pretty badass. Throughout the 15 minutes, there's this cyborg voice talking about the universe and the search for life and all sorts of weird shit. It was the perfect King Gizzard song.

Later on, the band mentioned something about how they were the original wizards and not Harry, which was kind of funny. They definitely seemed to have a bit of a better time this weekend than previous, for whatever reason. Hopefully they can all just look back on this year's Coachella and laugh and know they kicked some major ass on stage. That's how I'll remember it (fucking wind and all).

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